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by Rob Raeside, 3 June 2019Estb: 1974. Location: One Tree Point Road, Whangarei.
Burgee: Pennant
circa 1:2 (web image). Light blue field charged with:
"The red pattern on the
MYBC club pennant (burgee) is meant to reflect the flame from the oil refinery
chimney at Marsden Point with the white mark being representative of the
chimney.
By way of explanation when the yacht club was formed back in the
late 60s early 70s the clubhouse was located adjacent to the refinery at the
entrance to the Whangarei Harbour. The skyline was at that time dominated by the
refinery chimney and the flame that was constantly present. However, following
substantial updates to the production facilities, this is no longer the case
with the chimney now only showing a flame during a production fault condition at
the refinery. Prior to the Northland commercial port facility (North Port) being
constructed back in the early 90s where the early clubhouse stood the MYBC club
was relocated to new premises (its current location) at One Tree Point
approximately 4 km farther up the harbour.”
Source: Alan Alcock, Commodore
MYBC. Email: 26 May 2019.
"Marsden Yacht Club was founded in 1974. . . .
The change to the current name came in 1994, to give power boat owners in the
area a club focus.”
Source: accessed 24 May 2019,
http://marsdenyachtclub.co.nz/history-of-marsden-yacht-boat-club/
Peter Edwards, 3 June 2019